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Alex Cardona

  • Title
    Graduate Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach
Alex Cardona played volleyball at Florida Atlantic University. She is originally from Kissimmee, Florida, and attended City of Life Christian Academy.



CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Senior (2018) 
  • Team's starting libero for the second year in a row.
  • Collected a team-high 355 digs on the season.
  • Posted double-digit digs in 22 of the team's 28 matches.
  • Had 13 digs and season-high four assists vs. The Citadel (8/31).
  • Amassed 19 digs vs. UConn (9/7).
  • Registered 19 digs and eight assists in five set win at Charlotte (9/30).
  • Tallied 18 digs at North Texas (10/5) as part of eight consecutive double-digit dig matches.
  • Also put up 18 digs at UTSA (10/14).
  • Finished the season fifth in C-USA in service aces per set (0.32) and ninth in digs per set (3.51).

Junior (2017) 
  • Was the team's starting libero for most of the season.
  • Led team in digs with 424 on the year, fourth highest single-season total in FAU history.
  • Had 24 double-digit dig matches.
  • Posted 21 digs vs. UCF (9/1).
  • Tallied 16 digs, four assists and a kill vs. Miami (9/1).
  • Notched 25 digs, four assists and three service aces vs. North Dakota State (9/16).
  • Recorded a career high 29 digs at Rice (10/6).
  • Put up 26 digs in a sweep of UAB (11/9).

Sophomore (2016) 
  • Appeared in 75 sets over 23 matches.
  • Had nine digs in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (8/26).
  • Posted 10 digs against Stetson (9/10).
  • Registered back-to-back double-digit dig matches against Rice and North Texas.
  • Tallied a career high 16 digs vs. UAB (11/10)
  • Against UTSA in the C-USA tournament, she had 10 digs.

Freshman (2015) 
  • Appeared in 25 sets over 16 matches on the season, usually as a substitute along the back line
  • Recorded a season high five digs in win over Bethune Cookman (9/11)
  • Tallied three digs against FIU (9/20)

High School
  • Four-time all-county and team MVP choice
  • Two-time Osceola County Player of the Year

Personal
  • Daughter of Debbie and Alexander Cardona
  • Majoring in exercise science
  • Born October 26, 1996
  • Father played in St. Louis Cardinals' farm system